Microsoft has released two new Windows 11 builds to Insiders in the Beta channel, Build 22631.1900 and Build 22621.1900. The first comes with a couple of new features enabled by default, while the other one doesn't expose them. Here are the changes.
Enable Copilot and other hidden features in Windows 11 Build 23481 (Dev)
Windows 11 Build 23481 that was released to Insiders in the Dev channel, contains a number of hidden features. You can enable an early implementation of Windows Copilot, extra labels for the Start menu shortcuts, and a new Development option under Settings > Personalization > Device usage. Also, you can hide a number of checkboxes in Folder Options.
Winaero Tweaker 1.54 allows you to manage removed File Explorer settings in Windows 11
Here's a quick update of Winaero Tweaker. Version 1.54 includes a new "Classic Folder Options" page under the File Explorer category. It allows you to manage all the settings that Microsoft has removed in Windows 11 Build 23481. Also, it includes two fixes.
Windows 11 Build 23481 (Dev) adds a new Widget, Never combine taskbar buttons
Microsoft has released two builds to Insiders. The Canary channel now hosts Build 25393, but the company didn't share what is new in it. For the Dev channel, Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 23481. The latter comes with a pack of new features that include a new "Focus session" widget, changes made to the Folder Options dialog in File Explorer. Also, it makes the "never combine" taskbar option available to everyone!
Windows 10 version 21H2 is no longer supported
Microsoft has ended support for Windows 10 version 21H2, also known as "November 2021 Update". Its consumer editions, Home and Pro, will no longer receive monthly cumulative updates with security fixes. For its customers, Microsoft will continue supporting Enterprise and Education editions of the OS until June 11, 2024.
Microsoft releases June 2023 cumulative updates for Windows 11 and 10
Microsoft has released a new set of updates, part of Patch Tuesday. They bring fixes and general improvements to Windows 11 (21H2 and 22H2) and Windows 10 (22H2, 21H2, and 1809). Here are the key changes.
Windows 11 Subsystem for Android further improves file sharing
June 2023 update of the Windows Subsystem for Android (version 2305.40000.4.0) is now available on all Insider channels. It further improves file sharing via SMB, as well as includes several fixes.
Winaero Tweaker 1.53 released
Winaero Tweaker 1.53 is here. The release is focused on bugfixes, but also adds three new features and some improvements.
Disable the Enhance images feature in Edge to prevent data leak
The Enhance images feature in Microsoft Edge makes images in the browser crisp and clear. As follows from the feature description in recent Canary builds, Edge sends image URLs on the websites you browse to Microsoft's servers. So technically it can be used to track your online activity.
Internal pre-release Windows 11 builds from April-May 2021 leaked to the public
A few days ago, old builds of Windows 11 from the fs_dev6_flt branch found their path to the Internet. The images have been created April and May 2021, that is, a couple of months before the official announcement of the operating system.
